Telangana bus accident 52 Including Four Children Dead

52 Including Four Children Dead After Bus Falls Into Valley In Telangana

Telangana Caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao announced financial assistance of Rs five lakh each to the families of the dead, a CMO release said.

Story Highlights

• Bus was carrying 75 people at the time of the accident
• Majority of the passengers were returning from a visit to a temple
• Telangana government has announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh

Hyderabad: 

Over 50 people, including four children, have died in a bus accident in Telangana's Jagtiyal district on Tuesday. According to reports, the state-owned Road Transport Corporation bus carrying about 75 people skidded off the ghat road near Shanivarapet village and fell into the valley resulting in the accident, officials said.

Authorities said brake failure could be one of the reason for the accident. The overcrowded bus was carrying a large number of pilgrims who were returning from Anjaneya Swamy temple atop Kondagattu Hills, about 190 km from Hyderabad.

The accident left bus completely mangled with the steering wheel, engine box twisted out of shape.

The incident happened between 11:45 am and noon," Jagtial District Collector A Sharat, who is supervising the relief and rescue work, was quoted by news agency PTI.

Telangana Caretaker Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has announced financial assistance of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the dead, a CMO release said.